Abnormal Obesity Phenotype Is Associated with Reduced eGFR among Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertensive Patients in a Peri-Urban Community in Ghana by Richard K. D. Ephraim, Frederick Ahordzor, Kwame Kumi Asare, Evans Duah, Ibrahim W. Naveh-Fio, Grace Essuman, Justice Afrifa

“…After normalization with MHNO, the reduced eGFR was 1.51, 1.64, and 2.06 times expressed in MHO, MANO, and MAO. For the total samples, when MHNO was maintained as a reference, reduced eGFR was significantly associated with MANO (aOR = 3.07 (95% CI = 1.76–5.35), P<0.001) and MAO (aOR = 5.67 (95% CI = 2.66–17.27), P<0.001) even after adjusting for age, gender, smoking, and alcohol intake. …”
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Longitudinal Evaluation of Myocardial Fatty Acid and Glucose Metabolism in Fasted and Nonfasted Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats Using MicroPET/CT by Jennifer S. Huber PhD, Andrew M. Hernandez PhD, Mustafa Janabi PhD, James P. O’Neil PhD, Kathleen M. Brennan DVM, Stephanie T. Murphy BS, Youngho Seo PhD, Grant T. Gullberg PhD

“…Rats were imaged at 4 or 5 times over their life cycle. Compartment modeling was used to estimate the rate constants for the radiotracers. …”
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Optimization of surgical methods for the treatment of gynecomastia by A.G. Ihnatieva, S.M. Yurchyshyn

“…The vertical incision technique showed a better cosmetic effect — a significant decrease by 13.4 times (p < 0.001) in the scar area (174.0 ± 12.0 mm2 vs. 13.0 ± 2.0 mm2). …”
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PSA LEVEL AND ADVERSE EVENTS IN SIXTH AND TENTH SERIES DOCETAXEL CHEMOTHERAPY IN CASTRATE-RESISTANT PROSTATE CANCER (CRPC) PATIENTS by Kurnia Penta Seputra, Andri Kustono, Muhammad Baihaqy Ibnu Hakim

“…Participants were prostate cancer patients at Saiful Anwar Hospital who received androgen deprivation therapy with increased PSA level 3 times the nadir or 2 bone lesions or soft tissue lesions > 2cm. …”
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iPSC-derived exosomes as amphotericin B carriers: a promising approach to combat cryptococcal meningitis by Jingyu Zhao, Jingyu Zhao, Wei Fang, Yangjie Gao, Jiquan Chen, Guizhen Wang, Julin Gu

“…Its MIC against Cryptococcus was over eight times lower than conventional AmB, significantly reducing fungal burden in the mouse brain and lowering serum inflammatory factors.ConclusionThe iPSC-Exo/AmB complex is a promising therapeutic strategy that enhances AmB efficacy while reducing toxicity, offering new hope for treating CM and other refractory fungal infections of the central nervous system.…”
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Laying hens prefer softer over harder mineral-based pecking stones and peck them more at the end of the light period by Madeleine McAuley, Linda J. Caston, Tina M. Widowski

“…Egg weights, shell breaking strength and thickness were determined 4 times in Phase 1. In Phase 1, disappearance increased from the first to second period (P = 0.001) and was even greater when the hens had been given Hard then Soft, compared to the opposite sequence (P = 0.0229). …”
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Blood Meal Utilization as Organic Fe Source for Polka Dot Grouper Cromileptes altivelis Growth Performance by Mia Setiawati, P. Purnama, I. Mokoginta

“…Feed was administrated 3 times a day at satiation. The use of organic Fe with 6% blood meal apparently resulted in a lower body Fe content, feed consumption and lipid retention but a higher protein retention and feed efficiency. …”
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Different modifications of minimally invasive osteosynthesis in pilon fractures: comparative study results by Boris A. Maiorov, Igor G. Belen’kiy, Gennadii D. Sergeev, Kamoliddin K. Gadoev, Mariya A. Sergeeva

“…The probability of complications in the first group was 4.4 times higher than in the second group: OR = 4.444 (95% CI 1.066-18.528). …”
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Next-generation calcium oxide nanoparticles: A breakthrough in energy storage and humidity sensing by Asif Khan, Syed Tasleem Hussain, Abdul Naeem, Ayesha Sadiqa, Awais Ahmad, Muhammad Aamir Ali Shehzada, Munirah D. Albaqami

“…Humidity sensing response/recovery times of CaO nanoparticles were noted as 79 s and 147 s. …”
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Coral histology reveals consistent declines in tissue integrity during a marine heatwave despite differences in bleaching severity by Elisa Kruse, Kristen T. Brown, Katie L. Barott

“…Marine heatwaves are starting to occur several times a decade, yet we do not understand the effect this has on corals across biological scales. …”
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Effect of acute kidney injury care bundle on kidney outcomes in cardiac patients receiving critical care: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Fatma Refaat Ahmed, Nabeel Al-Yateem, Seyed Aria Nejadghaderi, Rawia Gamil, Mohannad Eid AbuRuz

“…Also, the implementation of care bundle increased the incidence of persistent renal dysfunction after 30 days by 2.39 times. However, there were no significant changes in RRT, major adverse kidney events, or mortality between the groups. …”
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Clinical analysis of risk factors for diarrhea associated with enteral nutrition in post-craniocerebral surgery patients by Lei Zhang, Lulu Zhang, Xiaojie Zhu, Leiming Xu, Lin Zhu, Hai Zhou, Shengkai Yang

“…The following factors were significantly associated with diarrhea: age ≥ 70 years (OR: 2.240; 95% CI 1.110–4.520), no pipeline assessment before EN (OR: 3.807; 95% CI 1.702–7.643), no heating of EN preparations (OR: 3.188; 95% CI 1.853–6.722), no control of normal infusion rate (OR: 1.721; 95% CI 1.136–3.890), no timely post-infusion rounds after EN (OR: 2.260; 95% CI 1.454–5.075), and no oral care during EN. …”
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Endogenous endophthalmitis associated with autoimmune hepatitis: case report by D.F. Belov, V.G. Korotkov, P.A. Nikitin, I.V. Terekhova, Ya.S. Konenkova

“…Here, the development of EE was probably associated with secondary immunodeficiency in the setting of AIH. The timely diagnosis of EE is important for selecting an effective treatment strategy that involves intravitreal antibiotics and vitrectomy. …”
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Hubungan Antara Penggunaan Kontrasepsi Hormonal Suntik DMPA dengan Peningkatan Berat Badan di Puskesmas Lapai Kota Padang by Dhania Pratiwi, Syahredi ., Erkadius .

“…The sample was the acceptors who had used DMPA contraception at least eight times, comprising 40 acceptors. Bivariate data were analyzed using T test. …”
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Effects of Probiotic Bacillus sp. on Food Convertion and Growth of Catfish Pangasius hypophthalmus by Dedi Jusadi, E. Gandara, Ing Mokoginta

“…During rearing period, fish were fed on the diet three times a day at satiation. Prior the feeding, probiotic (contained Bacillus sp. 4,2x106 CFU.ml-1) were added into the diet at a dosage of 0, 5, 15 or 25 ml.kg-1 diet. …”
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Efficacy of solution-focused brief therapy versus case management for psychological distress in adolescents and young adults in a community-based youth mental health service in Sin... by Janhavi Ajit Vaingankar, Edimansyah Abdin, Charmaine Tang, Cheryl Yunn Shee Foo, Tianyi Hui, Nur Khairunisa Binte Ngaiman, Darshan s/o Dahjalarrajah, Yi Chian Chua, Yi Ping Lee

“…Offering interim, brief interventions for young persons with psychological distress can improve access to care and mitigate adverse effects of long waiting times. This study tests the efficacy of solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT), a strength-based, goal-directed intervention, in adolescents and young adults at a community-based youth mental health service in Singapore.Methods and analysis This is a fully powered, randomised, single-centre, two-arm, parallel, superiority, controlled trial. …”
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Mine Flooding History of a Regional Below-Drainage Coalfield Dominated by Barrier Leakage (1970–2014) by Joseph J. Donovan, Eric F. Perry

“…It may be concluded that the progress of mine flooding was influenced by mining history and design, by the timing of closures, by barrier leakage conditions, and by geologic structure. …”
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Clean and healthy environmental behavior in terms of malnutrition and sanitation by . Nuraeni, N.I. Hawa, D. Utari, E. Parahyanti

“…Pregnant women with poor behavioral control in washing their hands with clean water and soap were 2.963 times more likely to have poor chronic malnutritionchronic malnutritional prevention behavior than the comparison group. …”
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Tropical Cyclone Size Prediction and Development of An Error Correction Method by Guo Ruichen, Xu Jing, Wang Yuqing

“…Initial size errors significantly influence subsequent size predictions: Larger initial vortex size errors require longer spin-up times for adjustment and are often associated with larger forecast errors in later stages. …”
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Reconstruction of drought and long-rain chronologies since the 17th century in central Japan using intra-annual tree-ring oxygen isotope ratios and documentary records by H. Iizuka, K. Sho, Z. Li, M. Sano, Y. Kato, T. Nakatsuka

“…They depicted the relationships between the frequency of these climate disasters and the occurrence of major famines and the long-term tendency of length and magnitude of the Baiu rainy season in historical times.</p>…”
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